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Halifax Regional police are looking to purchase a Deep Trekker Pivot Expert underwater drone to assist with water-based investigations. - Deep Trekker

MUN's Marine Institute hosting 2024 regional underwater robotics competition in St. John's

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 13 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

Memorial University’s Marine Institute (MI) will host 21 junior and high school teams from Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Ontario vying for the top spot in an underwater robotics challenge. Teams competing in the 2024 Regional Marine ...

While sitting at a desk, frequently look up from the screen to avoid eye strain. FILE PHOTOS

Blink breaks and other ways to work at a computer without causing strain, pain or injury

Laura Churchill Duke · Freelance |Updated 13 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

Laura Churchill Duke Special to SaltWire Desk work has become the new way of life for so many people. It’s not without its consequences, however. Those who spend most of their time sitting at a desk are not only more prone to eye strain, but they ...

More than one million Canadian seniors can now seek dental care under the new Canadian Dental Care Plan, which launched May 1.

The Canadian Dental Care Plan has started. Who's eligible and what's covered?

Cheryl Chan |Updated 11 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

More than one million Canadian seniors who do not have dental coverage can now receive free or subsidized care under the new federal Canadian Dental Care Plan , which launched on May 1. The initial rollout covers Canadians aged 65 and above, with ...

British actor John Cleese poses with cast member, Hemi Yeroham, who plays Manuel, from the play Fawlty Towers at the Apollo Theatre in London, Britain, May 2, 2024.

John Cleese says farce best in theatre as he brings 'Fawlty Towers' to stage

Natasha Mulenga |Updated 11 hours ago |2 min read

By Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) - John Cleese says farce is best seen in the theatre as he brings a new stage version of his classic 1970s comedy show "Fawlty Towers" to London's West End. "Fawlty Towers The Play" has been adapted by Cleese, ...

Universal Music Group logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022.

Universal Music beats earnings forecasts after blockbuster Swift tour

Reuters |Updated 9 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) -Universal Music Group on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings that comfortably beat expectations, helped by the record-breaking success of its star act Taylor Swift. UMG executive were also upbeat about the label's new deal with ...

April Wine circa late 1970s: Clockwise from top left, Steve Lang, Gary Moffet, Brian Greenway, Myles Goodwyn and Jerry Mercer. CONTRIBUTED

LEO J. DEVEAU: This Week in Nova Scotia History: April 20-26

Leo Deveau · Columnist |Updated Apr. 16, 2024 |11 min read Premium content

20 April 1874 - Residents of the Town of New Glasgow awoke to the realization that half of their downtown had been burned to the ground the day before. Though there were two companies of firemen in the town, as well as assistance from Stellarton, ...

Don Reid, left, and Nancy Beth Guptill, accept the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award on behalf of the Lest We Forget Veterans Committee. Kristin Gardiner/SaltWire

Lest We Forget Veterans Committee acknowledged at Summerside’s annual community awards

Kristin Gardiner · Journalist |Updated 16 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

Eight P.E.I. residents received recognition at Summerside’s annual community awards, held at the Credit Union Place on May 1. At the ceremony, the Lest We Forget Veterans Committee received the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion award, for a project to ...

A parent’s or guardian’s current shopping list for children’s summer clothing ranges from shorts and T-shirts to rain gear to bathing suits and sunglasses to new underwear and socks.

Changing with the seasons: Atlantic Canadian mothers share their budgeting tips for getting kids new summer clothing

Meghan Dewar |Updated 17 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

Meghan Dewar Special to SaltWire Children outgrow clothing at lightning speed, it’s a well-known fact. But how are parents dealing with it given the current inflation crisis? Brittany Brown has figured out a few ways to keep the kid’s summer ...

A person walks past a sign of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, May 1, 2024.

Israel issues Sweden Eurovision travel warning amid planned protests

Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen |Updated 11 hours ago |3 min read

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Planned protests against Israel taking part in this year's Eurovision Song Contest have made members of the Jewish community in Swedish host city Malmo anxious and prompted an Israeli warning ...

File photo: Small figurines are seen in front of displayed Tik Tok logo in this illustration taken February 11, 2022.

Universal Music Group artists to return to TikTok after new licensing pact

David Shepardson, Dawn Chmielewski |Updated 18 hours ago |3 min read

By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson (Reuters) -Universal Music Group and TikTok said on Thursday they had reached a new licensing agreement that will restore the label's songs and artists to the social media platform as well as give musicians ...

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